Golfdom, March 2015

new Product highlights AerAtors Letting the boys breathe there are so many variations of aerators core solid tine drum deeP slitting walkbehind tractor mounted greens tee fairways and that thats about it By Grant B Gannon Associate Editor weight frame promotes tine penetration and two trailing spring release pressure rollers ensure a clean surface finish sisis com 3 Carrier The REDEXIM Carrier is a multi function power tool that is designed to carry a variety of hard working implements such as a deep tine aerator over seeders a verti cutter sod cutter and more The Carriers Vanguard 31 hp engine and three wheeled hydrostatic drive train make it a powerful but highly maneuverable machine With the Redexim Verti Drain 1513 implement attached to the Carriers three point lift it is capable of aerating to a depth of 6 inches with either coring or solid tines and provides the same patented forced heave of all Verti Drain machines redexim com 4 ProCore 1298 In the tractor mounted coring aerator category is the ProCore 1298 TORO lists the product as a fairway aerator but it shares its cor 1 Aercore 800 The smallest of JOHN DEERES Aercore line of aerators the Aercore 800 is also the only walk behind in the series The depth gauge lets the user select the depth they would like to reach with settings up to 35 inches It is 84 inches from the handlebar to the rear of the coring head and aerates a width of 315 inches These features allow for increased maneuverability as well as consistent hole depth on undulating greens The Aercore 800 is a turf friendly design from adjustable turf guard pressure to the hydraulic free mechanical transmission johndeere com golf 2 Multiliner 12m The British company SISIS brings its Multiliner 12m from across the pond and is designed for several types of aeration It is a tractor mounted drum type aerator with quick release cover and tines that do not require tools to replace Sisis offers multiple tines to attach including pencil solid chisel and a range of hollow The LOOk RELEvANT MATERIAL We just told you about aeration in not one but two parts of the magazine if you skipped ahead to the Professional Grade pages and have no clue what we are talking about we appreciate your enthusiasm for this section but please refer to pages 20 and 26 for more aerator fun In the 1994 summer blockbuster Forrest Gump Bubba told us that shrimp is the fruit of the sea We think aerators are the fruit of golf maintenance equipment ing head technology with the greens and tee aerator the ProCore 648 Superintendents can glide across their course aerating a width of 98 inches with each pass and reaching a depth of 5 inches If that is a little too deep for your taste it also features a depth control mechanism to adjust the depth all 12 tine heads touch toro com 5 Terra Spike XF WIEDENMANNS Terra Spike XF deep aerifier is unique in that it can aerify at a depth of 85 inches at the speed of a shallow aerifier The exclusive twin drive transmission can produce square hole spacing of 25 inches and 5 inches with a forward travel speed of 12 and 24 mph respectively The quickset feature of the central depth adjustment and the central angle adjustment allows depth and angle adjustments to be performed on the fly thus obtaining optimal aerification results The unique shock absorbing systems VibraStop and PowerPack remove any vibrations resulting from the high aerification speed wiedenmannusa com 6 Lawnaire V with EST This walk behind core aerator is the fifth installment of RYANS Lawnaire product line What sets it apart from its predecessors is the Easy Steer Technology EST This feature allows the user to steer the unit left and right while the tines are still in the ground The EST achieves this through its outer tines which rotate faster while maintaining deep core penetration during turns The Lawnaire V will punch 9 holes per sq feet at up to 275 inches deep and aerates a width of 265 inches ryanturf com CONTINUED ONLINE For more listings of top aerators go to golfdom com category products 42 Golfdom March 2015 Golfdom com

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